India court overturns acquittal of twenty in Dalit murder case

Friday, 24 August 2018 16:00

An Indian court has overturned the acquittal of 20 people in the case of the murder of a Dalit man and his daughter.

In April 2010, the house of Tara Chand was set on fire, killing the 70-year-old and his 18-year-old daughter with physical difficulties.

Members of the Dalit community in the city of Hisar in Haryana state then fled to Delhi after their houses were also torched.

The Delhi High Court has now convicted 20 people who were initially acquitted and increased the sentences of nine convicts to life terms.

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